Comments on: About Those Lower Federal Administrative Costs… http://stephenkruiser.com/2009/09/10/about-those-lower-federal-administrative-costs/ Psychoblogging In Boxer-Briefs. Hold Me. Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:16:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://stephenkruiser.com/2009/09/10/about-those-lower-federal-administrative-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Stephen Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:11:49 +0000 http://www.stephenkruiser.com/2009/09/10/about-those-lower-federal-administrative-costs/#comment-391 Even if the numbers are wrong I can pull enough historical data from other notable examples of federal "efficiency" to make my case. There is no incentive to be efficient when all that's necessary to continue operating is legislative appropriation of taxpayer money. They idea that the public option will be paid for by "premiums" is perhaps the foulest pile of horseshit the president has contributed to this debate. It's going to be taxpayer funded. Even if the numbers are wrong I can pull enough historical data from other notable examples of federal “efficiency” to make my case. There is no incentive to be efficient when all that’s necessary to continue operating is legislative appropriation of taxpayer money. They idea that the public option will be paid for by “premiums” is perhaps the foulest pile of horseshit the president has contributed to this debate. It’s going to be taxpayer funded.

]]> By: Mike http://stephenkruiser.com/2009/09/10/about-those-lower-federal-administrative-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Mike Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:36:32 +0000 http://www.stephenkruiser.com/2009/09/10/about-those-lower-federal-administrative-costs/#comment-390 Check again, bro -- turns out the overhead was much lower than the AP figured. Their numbers were wrong, or something. 4% overhead. Still, if it costs ya 4% to administer a literal give-away of money, how much will it cost to administer the entire freakin' healthcare system? Check again, bro — turns out the overhead was much lower than the AP figured. Their numbers were wrong, or something.

4% overhead. Still, if it costs ya 4% to administer a literal give-away of money, how much will it cost to administer the entire freakin’ healthcare system?

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